DISTURBED Frontman: 'My Fiancée Just Left Me A Few Weeks Ago'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has told The Edmonton Journal that, twelve years down the line, it really isn't that hard for him to keep the lyrical ideas flowing.

"Trust me, there's lots left to write about," said the vocalist and songwriter for the Chicago-based metal band. "My fiancée just left me a few weeks ago, I've got family problems — there are plenty of issues in my life to draw on for lyrics."

Draiman told Finland's MusiikkiTV in a recent interview that his now-former fiancée, named Jasmine, is half German and half Persian, which had become what he called "a huge source of contention in my family." Draiman comes from an Orthodox Jewish background and has some 200 relatives living in Israel, including his brother and grandmother. Germany's past history with the Jewish people is well documented, while Persia is now what is known as modern Iran, whose president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has pledged to wipe Israel off the map.

Nevertheless, Draiman told The Pulse of Radio this past summer that Jasmine had accompanied him on a trip last spring to Israel with no problems. "At first I thought the whole experience might not have been the best for her, 'cause, you know, it's a little weird there," he said. "She was worried about how she had to dress, she was worried about a whole number of other things. But it was nice after the whole experience for her to ask me, after everything was said and done — not only had she already learned some Hebrew that I've been trying to teach her, but she was asking me, 'Okay, so when are we going back?'"

Draiman discussed the issue when asked whether the lyrics on DISTURBED's next album would be less angry now that he was in a happy relationship. He brought up the family conflict as an example of future lyrical inspiration.

He has said in the past that he is not particularly religious himself, although he strongly supports Israel and Israeli causes.

DISTURBED has selected "The Night" as the next single off its fourth studio album, "Indestructible", which was released this past June. A video for the track will be shot sometime in January.